Eli5: Why do we consider the negative terminal of battery “ground” if we know conventional electricity flow is wrong

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If we know that in reality electrons flow from negative to positive, then why is the negative terminal of a battery usually still connected as the ground, and things such as switches usually connect in series to the positive side?

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Mostly because the convention of electron flow direction is completely inconsequential for day-to-day activities, we just find that cars rust a little bit less when grounded on the negative terminal than when grounded on the positive terminal

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